Language-specific rules governing the combination of phonemes.
Questions tagged [phonotactics]
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Density of possible encodings (given available phones and phonotactic rules)
I'm curious about languages with many phonemes and loose phonotactic rules (perhaps some Caucasian languages) versus those with only a few phonemes and strict phonotactics (like Hawaiian). I think the former would have a lot of sound combinations…
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phonotactics borrowed from polish to fit in english
Three different ways an English speaker might make the borrowed Polish place name Szczebrzeszynie fit within English phonotactics?
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Universal Phonotactics Database
Is there a universal phonotactics database available online?
